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This wikiHow teaches you how to remove the proxy server settings from Safari and Chrome on your PC or Mac.
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Open Chrome on your Mac. You’ll usually find it in the Applications folder. -
Click ⁝ . It’s at the top-right corner of Chrome.Advertisement -
Click Settings . It’s near the bottom of the menu. -
Scroll down and click Advanced . It’s near the bottom of the screen. -
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Click the Proxies tab. It’s near the top of the window. -
Remove the check marks from every option under “Select a protocol to configure.” To disable all proxy settings, all of these boxes should be blank. -
Click OK . -
Click Apply . Your Chrome proxy settings are now disabled.
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Open Chrome on your PC. You’ll find it in the All Apps area of the Start menu. -
Click ⁝ . It’s at the top-right corner of Chrome. -
Click Settings . It’s near the bottom of the menu. -
Scroll down and click Advanced . It’s near the bottom of the screen. -
Click Open proxy settings . It’s under the “System” header. -
Click LAN settings . It’s the button at the bottom of the Connections tab, which opened by default. -
Remove the check mark from “Automatically detect settings.” -
Remove the check mark from “Use a proxy server for your LAN.” -
Click OK . -
Click Apply . The proxy settings are now disabled.
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Open Safari on your Mac. It’s the compass icon typically found on the Dock. -
Click the Safari menu. It’s near the top-left corner of the screen in the menu bar. -
Click Preferences… . -
Click Advanced . It’s the icon with the gear near the top-right corner of the window. -
Click Change Settings… . It’s next to “Proxies” near the bottom of the window. This brings you to the Proxies tab of your network preferences. [2] X Research source -
Remove all check marks on the screen. This ensures that no proxies are enabled. -
Click OK . All proxies are now disabled in Safari.
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Open Edge on your PC. It’s in the All Apps area of the Start menu. -
Click ⋯ . It’s at the top-right corner of Edge. -
Click Settings . It’s at the bottom of the menu. -
Scroll down and click View advanced settings . It’s under the “Advanced settings” header near the bottom of the menu. -
Scroll down and click Open proxy settings . It’s under the “Proxy setup” header. -
Slide “Automatically detect settings” to Off. It’s under the “Automatic proxy setup” header.
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Slide “Use a proxy server” to Off. It’s under the “Manual proxy setup” header. The proxy settings for Edge are now disabled.
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